Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Oahu, HI
Posted by: 
denben
N 21° 18.809 W 157° 50.838
4Q E 619552 N 2357279
The Honolulu Memorial was erected in 1964 within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu Oahu, Hawaii.
Waymark Code: WMRCNK
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2016
Views: 4
"In 1964, the American Battle Monuments Commission erected the Honolulu Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery "to honor the sacrifices and achievements of American Armed Forces in the Pacific during World War II and in the Korean War". The memorial was later expanded in 1980 to include the Vietnam War. The names of 28,788 military personnel who are missing in action or were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific during these conflicts are listed on marble slabs in ten Courts of the Missing which flank the Memorial's grand stone staircase." (
visit link)
"On either side of the grand stairs leading to the memorial are eight courts of the missing on which are inscribed the names of the 18,096 American World War II missing from the Pacific, excluding those from the southwest Pacific, and 8,200 American missing from the Korean War. These names were listed on the Korean War Courts of the Missing at the time of the dedication in 1966. Two half courts have been added at the foot of the staircase that contain the names of 2,504 Americans missing from the Vietnam War. At the top of the stairs is a chapel flanked by galleries containing mosaic maps and descriptions of the achievements of the American armed forces in the central and south Pacific regions and in Korea." (
visit link)
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
In Honor Of: To honor the sacrifices and achievements of American Armed Forces in the Pacific during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Marker Text:
IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE
OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF HER SONS
AND IN HUMBLE TRIBUTE
TO THEIR SACRIFICES
THIS MEMORIAL
HAS BEEN ERECTED
BY
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1941 1945 1950-1953 1961-1973
And
IN THESE GARDENS ARE RECORDED
THE NAMES OF AMERICANS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
AND WHOSE EARTHLY RESTING PLACE
IS KNOWN ONLY TO GOD
Date of dedication: May 1, 1966
Who Put it Here?: American Battle Monuments Commission
Description of Memorial:
The memorial overlooks the graves area of the cemetery, and consists of a non-sectarian chapel, two map galleries, and a monumental staircase leading from the crater floor to the Court Of Honor and Courts of the Missing.
|
Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.